2018 Spring newsletter

2018-2019 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Greetings FCIAAO members! I just returned from the 31 st annual FCIAAO conference in Kis- simmee. It was great seeing so many people there and to those I missed, I hope to catch you in Fort Lauderdale in 2019. The conference this year broke records and we couldn’t be more proud. We had our highest number of attendees on record with 324, 30 of whom were Property Appraisers, another high. The exhibit hall was packed with 30

PRESIDENT

Katie C. Grasso, AAS, CFE Senior Projects Administrator Seminole County VICE PRESIDENT Pat Alesandrini, MAI, SRA, CAE, RES, CFE Chief Deputy Hillsborough County

Katie C. Grasso, AAS, CFE

2 ND VICE PRESIDENT

Justin Edwards, AAS, CFE Office Operations Supervisor Putnam County

vendors and I hope you all had a chance to check out their products. The conference was filled with informative, educational sessions. Thank you to the committee members who did an excellent job on planning their Thursday tracks. We also recognized the most IAAO designation recipients ever with 28. These individuals worked hard and were presented with the Tony Hodge award, which included a $500 check. Congratulations to all these recipi- ents. This certainly puts us in the running for the Virginia Cup at the IAAO conference this year. I hope everyone in attendance was able to take something away from conference this year. We had a full week with networking, education, and some good times sprinkled in between. It was great to see Thursday night’s Annual Business Meeting and banquet dinner so well attended again. Everyone was obviously there to see the DJ. A special thank you to the Honorable Katrina Scarborough and her staff at the Osceola County Property Appraiser’s office for their hospitality. They were a huge help to us with the 50/50 raffle to benefit Help Now of Osceola. We raised $1,792 for this great cause. Thank you to those who purchased tickets and donated toiletries! The Executive Board will meet over the summer to discuss goals and ini- tiatives for the upcoming year. We will also begin planning the TPP sem- inar that will be held December 3-7, 2018 in Kissimmee. Mark your cal- endars! We are in the process of forming our 2018-19 steering committees and I am excited to announce a brand new committee. Just before the confer- ence, the Board voted to create an Administrative Steering Committee, with intentions of having a fourth breakout track at the conference for presentations on topics such as tax roll, human resources, and assess- ment administration. We are excited to see what comes out of this! Please reach out to us if you have a suggested topic or presenter recom-

TREASURER

Christopher D. Mitts, CFE Senior Personal Property Appraiser St. Lucie County

SECRETARY

Wendy Sapp, AAS, CFE Tax Roll Compliance Coordinator Alachua County

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Dee Dee Harnish, AAS, CFE Director, Valuation Services Monroe County

DIRECTOR

Kenny Pennington, CFE, CBC Chief Deputy Osceola County

DIRECTOR

Kevin Johnston, CFE Chief Deputy , Valuation & Tax Roll Hernando County

DIRECTOR

Kevin D. Hayes, MAI, CAE, RES, CFE Deputy of Appraisals Pinellas County

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Tracy Drake, CAE, ASA, RES, AAS, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Clay County

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Spring 2018 Newsletter of the FCIAAO